Marvin Lewis

The Colts might have liked an earlier start time for Sunday's wild-card game against the Bengals. As in October. That's when the Colts were rolling, amassing at least 400 yards in eight of their first nine games. They have cooled over the past two months, though, with injuries and inefficiency conspiring to derail what once was the NFL's No. 1 offense. This is not the same confident Colts team that throttled the Bengals 27-0 in Week 7. Nor is it the same Bengals team, which now showcases the one-two punch of running backs Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard. "Seems like it was 10 years ago since we played that game," Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. "A good...

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